Hypopygia of the sparetus species group of Entedon Dalman (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), with descriptions of two new species

Abstract :

Ten species of the sparetus species group of genus Entedon Dalman (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae: Entedoninae) were collected in Turkey: E. bakacakicus Doğanlar, 2013, E. sparetus Walker, 1839, E. cardui Askew,2001, E. longiventrosus Dalla Torre, 1898, E. thomsonianus Erdös, 1944, E. lixi Erdös, 1951, E. insignis Erdös, 1944, E. mecini Askew, 1992 and two new species, E. nizipicus n. sp., E. adiyamanicus n. sp.. Hypopygia of the species, except E. bakacakicus, and morphological characters of the species were studied. Identification keys to the Turkish species of the sparetus species group of genus Entedon were provided by aid of several characters.


Keyword :

Hymenoptera (Eulophidae), sparetus species group of Entedon, Turkey


Author(s) : Doğanlar, M., Doğanlar, O., Boyadziev, P. S.
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Published Issue : 2013 Vol. 8 Number 2


2013 Vol. 8 Number 2